An image pickup system in which a plurality of image pickup apparatuses capable of performing continuous image pickup cooperate. At least one image pickup apparatus is set as a measurement apparatus for periodically detecting changes in brightness, caused by a light source, with respect to a subject of which an image is to be picked up, to generate light source flicker information during continuous image pickup. At least one image pickup apparatus is set as a reception apparatus for receiving the light source flicker information periodically transmitted from the measurement apparatus and executes each image pickup operation during continuous image pickup at a timing determined based on the light source flicker information received from the measurement apparatus.
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2. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 1, wherein in a case where the flicker information generation unit generates the first flicker information during the continuous image pickup, the communication unit transmits the generated first flicker information to the another apparatus.
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